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One of Africa's most famous national football teams, Senegal reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the second team from Africa to do so (after Cameroon in 1990). They managed to upset defending world champions France , finish second in their group, and beat Sweden in extra time in the round of 16, before losing to Turkey in the ...
Team Nickname English translation Notes Ref. Algeria: الأفناك Les Fennecs The Fennecs: The fennec fox is the national animal of Algeria. [1] محاربي الصحراء Les Guerriers du Désert The Desert Warriors Algeria is more than 80 percent desert. [2] [3] Angola: Palancas Negras Sable antelopes
The kit by LGR is used by the national team during their stint at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The sportwear company also previously provided the football national team with kits made by the company in 2012, which was first used in a friendly against Malaysia and was used for the team's campaign at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup .
The men's national football team's greatest international success was reaching the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, becoming only the second African team at the time to do so. [4] [5] The nation won their first Africa Cup of Nations title in 2021. [6] They also reached the final in 2002 and 2019. [7] [8] [9]
The U23 national men's football team or ‘Senegal Olympic’ represents Senegal at the U23 level and at the Olympics. Most notably, the Cubs of Teranga (French: Lionceaux de la Teranga) reached the quarter-finals in the 2012 Olympics [38] and 4th place at the CAF U23 Championship in 2011. [39]
The Senegal women’s national football team, governed by the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), was formally organized in the early 2000s to represent the country in international women’s football. Initial efforts to develop the team faced challenges such as limited resources and infrastructure.
Casa Sports de Ziguinchor is a Senegalese professional football club based in Ziguinchor. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta. It is the most popular sports club in Casamance, the first four letters of the area gives the name to the club, the short form Casa.
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